The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced plans to create 44 new community-based outpatient clinics in 21 states. The new clinics are scheduled to be activated over the next 15 months and will increase VA's network of independent and community-based clinics to 782. In addition to on-site primary care staff, the outpatient clinics will have state-of-the-art telehealth systems permitting veterans to maintain regular contact with doctors in specialties at regional VA hospitals. A national health records system allows practitioners at even remote clinics to review patient records stored at VA facilities anywhere in the country.
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